Minerals Again

My favorite minerals, now with formulas and crystal systems. At some point I might write in their space groups also.

Olivines (Nesosilicate)
forsterite: orthorhombic Mg2SiO4
fayalite: orthorhombic Fe2SiO4
olivine: orthorhombic (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Garnets (Nesosilicate)
andradite: cubic Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
almandine: cubic Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
grossular: cubic Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
majorite: cubic Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
pyrope: cubic Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
spessartine: cubic Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
uvarovite: cubic Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

Spinel-group silicate minerals (Nesosilicate):
ferro-ringwoodite: cubic Fe2SiO4
ringwoodite: cubic Mg2SiO4

Silicate perovskites (Nesosilicate):
bridgmanite: orthorhombic MgSiO3
davemaoite: cubic CaSiO3
ferro-bridgmanite: orthorhombic FeSiO3

Ilmenite-group Silicates (Nesosilicate):
ferro-Akimotoite: trigonal FeSiO3
magnesio-Akimotoite: trigonal MgSiO3

Miscellaneous Nesosilicates:
andalusite: orthorhombic Al2SiO5
chondrodite: monoclinic (Mg, Fe)5(SiO4)2(F, OH)2
coffinite: tetragonal USiO4
euclase: monoclinic BeAlSiO4(OH)
howlite: monoclinic Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
kyanite: triclinic Al2SiO5
norbergite: orthorhombic Mg3(SiO4)(F, OH)2
phenakite: trigonal Be2SiO
sillimanite: orthorhombic Al2SiO5
staurolite: monoclinic Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(OH)2
tephroite: orthorhombic Mn2SiO4
thorite: tetragonal (Th, U)SiO4
titanite: monoclinic CaTiSiO5
topaz: orthorhombic Al2SiO4(F, OH)2
uranophane: monoclinic Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2.5H2O
willemite: trigonal Zn2SiO4
zircon: tetragonal ZrSiO4

Tourmalines (Cyclosilicate):
Elbaite: trigonal Na(Li, Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Schorl: trigonal NaFe3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Uvite: trigonal CaMg3(Al5Mg)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH

Other Cyclosilicates:
beryl: hexagonal Be3Al2(SiO3)6
cordierite: orthorhombic (Mg, Fe)2Al4Si5O18
dioptase: trigonal CuSiO2(OH)2

Sorosilicates:
clinozoisite: monoclinic Ca2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
epidote: monoclinic Ca2Al2Fe(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
hemimorphite: orthorhombic Zn4Si2O7(OH)2.H2O
lawsonite: orthorhombic CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2.H2O
vesuvianite: tetragonal Ca10(Mg, Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH, F)4
wadsleyite: orthorhombic (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
zoisite: orthorhombic Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Pyroxenes (Inosilicate):
aegirine: monoclinic NaFeSi2O6
augite: monoclinic (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe, Al, Ti)(Si, Al)2O6
clinoenstatite: monoclinic MgSiO3
clinoferrrosilite: monoclinic FeSiO3
diopside: monoclinic MgCaSi2O6
enstatite: orthorhombic MgSiO3
esseneite: monoclinic CaFeAlSiO6
ferrosilite: orthorhombic (Mg, Fe)2Si2O6
hedenbergite: monoclinic CaFeSi2O6
hypersthene: orthorhombic (Mg, Fe)SiO3
jadeite: monoclinic NaAlSi2O6
omphacite: monoclinic (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe, Al)Si2O6
pigeonite: monoclinic (Ca, Mg, Fe)(Mg, Fe)Si2O6
rhodonite: triclinic (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
spodumene: monoclinic LiAl(SiO3)2
wollastonite: triclinic CaSiO3

Amphiboles (Inosilicate):
actinolite: monoclinic Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
anthophyllite: orthorhombic Mg7Si8O22(OH)2
cummingtonite: monoclinic (Mg, Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
glaucophane: monoclinic ()Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
grunerite: monoclinic Fe7Si8O22(OH)2
hornblende: monoclinic Ca2(Mg, Fe, Al)5(Al, Si)8O22(OH)2
riebeckite: monoclinic Na2Fe5Si8O22(OH)2
tremolite: monoclinic Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2

Clays (Phyllosilicate):
clinochlore: monoclinic (Mg, Fe)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
kaolinite: triclinic Al2Si2O5(OH)4
halloysite: monoclinic Al2Si2O5(OH)4
nacrite: monoclinic Al2Si2O5(OH)4
dickite: monoclinic Al2Si2O5(OH)4
palygorskite: monoclinic (Mg, Al)2Si4O10(OH).4H2O
pennantite: triclinic Mn5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)
pyrophyllite: monoclinic Al2Si4O10(OH)2
sepiolite: orthorhombic Mg4Si6O15(OH)2.6H2O
talc: monoclinic Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
vermiculite: monoclinic (Mg, Fe)3[(Al, Si)4O10](OH)2.4H2O

Micas (Phyllosilicate):
biotite: monoclinic K(Mg, Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2
chamosite: monoclinic (Mg, Fe)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
illite: monoclinic (K, H3O)(Al, Mg, Fe)2(Si, Al)4O10[(OH)2, (H2O)]
lepidolite: monoclinic K(Li, Al)3(Al, Si, Rb)4O10(F, OH)2
muscovite: monoclinic KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2
phlogopite: monoclinic KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2

Serpentines (Phyllosilicate):
clinochrysotile: monoclinic Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
lizardite: trigonal Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)

Miscellaneous Phyllosilicates:
ekanite: tetragonal Ca2ThSi8O20
prehnite: orthorhombic Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartz and its polymorphs (Tectosilicate):
coesite: monoclinic SiO2
cristobalite: tetragonal SiO2
quartz: trigonal SiO2
stishovite: tetragonal SiO2

Feldspars (Tectosilicate):
albite: triclinic NaAlSi3O8
andesine: triclinic (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
anorthite: triclinic CaAl2Si2O8
anorthoclase: triclinic (Na, K)AlSi3O8
bytownite: triclinic (Ca,Na)(Al, Si)4O8
labradorite: triclinic (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
microcline: triclinic KAlSi3O8
oligoclase: triclinic (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
orthoclase: monoclinic KAlSi3O8
sanidine: monoclinic KAlSi3O8

Feldspathoids (Tectosilicate):
lazurite: cubic (Na, Ca)8(S, Cl, SO4, OH)2(Al6Si6O24)
leucite: tetragonal KAlSi2O6
petalite: monoclinic LiAlSi4O10
sodalite: cubic Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Zeolites (Tectosilicate):
analcime: cubic NaAlSi2O6.H2O
chabazite: triclinic (Ca, K2, Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2.12H2O
clinoptilolite: monoclinic (Na, K, Ca)2-3Al3(Al, Si)2Si13O36.12H2O
mesolite: orthorhombic Na2Ca2(Al2Si3O10)3.8H2O
natrolite: orthorhombic Na2Al2Si3O10.2H2O
stilbite-Ca: monoclinic NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72.28(H2O)
stilbite-Na: monoclinic Na9(Si27Al9)O72.28(H2O)

Oxides and Hydroxides:
anatase: tetragonal TiO2
boehmite: orthorhombic AlO(OH)
brookite: orthorhombic TiO2
brucite: trigonal Mg(OH)2
bunsenite: cubic NiO
cassiterite: tetragonal SnO2
corundum: trigonal Al2O3
cuprite: cubic Cu2O
diaspore: orthorhombic AlO(OH)
gibbsite: monoclinic Al(OH)3
goethite: orthorhombic FeO(OH)
hausmannite: tetragonal Mn3O4
hematite: trigonal Fe2O3
litharge: tetragonal PbO
maghemite: cubic Fe2O3
magnetite: cubic Fe3O4
manganite: monoclinic MnOOH
massicot: orthorhombic PbO
periclase: cubic MgO
portlandite: hexagonal Ca(OH)2
pyrite-FeO2: cubic FeO2
pyrochroite: trigonal Mn(OH)2
pyrolusite: tetragonal MnO2
rutile: tetragonal TiO2
tenorite: monoclinic CuO
uraninite: cubic UO2
wüstite: cubic FeO
xenantite: orthorhombic Ni2O3

Borates:
borax: monoclinic Na2B4O5(OH)4.8H2O
colemanite: monoclinic CaB3O4(OH)3.H2O
ulexite: triclinic NaCaB5O6(OH)6.5H2O

Organics:
diamond: cubic C
graphite: hexagonal C
hoelite: monoclinic C14H8O2
lonsdaleite: hexagonal C
whewellite: monoclinic CaC2O4.H2O

Carbonates:
aragonite: orthorhombic CaCO3
azurite: monoclinic Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
calcite: trigonal CaCO3
cerussite: orthorhombic PbCO3
chalcanthite: triclinic CuSO4.5H2O
dolomite: trigonal CaMg(CO3)2
magnesite: trigonal MgCO3
malachite: monoclinic Cu2CO3(OH)2
nahcolite: monoclinic NaHCO3
natron: monoclinic Na2CO3.10H2O
otavite: trigonal CdCO3
rhodochrosite: trigonal MnCO3
rutherfordine: orthorhombic UO2(CO3)
siderite: trigonal FeCO3
smithsonite: trigonal ZnCO3
strontianite: orthorhombic SrCO3
trona: monoclinic Na3(CO3)(HCO3).2H2O
witherite: orthorhombic BaCO3

Nitrates:
niter: orthorhombic KNO3
nitrocalcite: monoclinic Ca(NO3)2.4H2O
soda niter: trigonal NaNO3

Halides:
antarcticite: trigonal CaCl2.6H2O
atacamite: orthorhombic Cu2Cl(OH)3
bischofite: monoclinic MgCl2.6H2O
fluorite: cubic CaF2
ghiaraite: triclinic CaCl2.4H2O
halite: cubic NaCl
sinjarite: tetragonal CaCl2.2H2O
sylvite: cubic KCl

Phosphates:
apatite: hexagonal Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl)
augelite: monoclinic Al2(PO4)(OH)3
autunite: orthorhombic Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2.10-12H2O
bobierrite: monoclinic Mg3(PO4)2.8H2O
brushite: monoclinic CaHPO4.2H2O
chloroapatite: hexagonal Ca5(PO4)3Cl
fluoroapatite: hexagonal Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
hydroxyapatite: hexagonal Ca5(PO4)3F
lazulite: monoclinic (Mg, Fe)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
merrillite: trigonal Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
monetite: triclinic CaHPO4
monazite: monoclinic (Ce, La)PO4
newberyite: orthorhombic MgHPO4.3H2O
pyromorphite: hexagonal Pb5(PO4)3Cl
scorzalite: monoclinic (Fe, Mg)Al2(OH, PO4)2
stercorite: triclinic (NH4)NaHPO4
strengite: orthorhombic FePO4.2H2O
struvite: orthorhombic (NH4)MgPO4.6H2O
turquoise: triclinic CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8.4H2O
vivianite: monoclinic Fe3(PO4)2.8H2O
wavellite: orthorhombic Al3(PO4)2(OH, F)3.5H2O
whitlockite: trigonal Ca9(Mg, Fe)(PO4)6PO3OH
xenotime: tetragonal YPO4

Sulfides:
acanthite: monoclinic Ag2S
arsenopyrite: monoclinic FeAsS
bornite: orthorhombic Cu5FeS4
chalcocite: monoclinic Cu2S
chalcopyrite: cubic CuFeS2
cinnabar: trigonal HgS
covellite: hexagonal CuS
galena: cubic PbS
greenockite: hexagonal CdS
hypercinnabar: hexagonal HgS
metacinnabar: cubic HgS
molybdenite: hexagonal MoS2
millerite: trigonal NiS
orpiment: monoclinic As2S3
pyrite: cubic FeS2
realgar: monoclinic As4S4
sphalerite: cubic (Zn, Fe)S
stibnite: orthorhombic Sb2S3
troilite: hexagonal FeS
wurtzite: hexagonal (Zn, Fe)S

Sulfates:
alum-K: cubic KAl(SO4)2.12H2O
alum-Na: cubic NaAl(SO4)2.12H2O
alunite: trigonal KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
anglesite: orthorhombic PbSO4
anhydrite: orthorhombic CaSO4
arcanite: orthorhombic K2SO4
baryte: orthorhombic BaSO4
brochantite: monoclinic Cu4SO4(OH)6
celestine: orthorhombic SrSO4
epsomite: orthorhombic MgSO4.7H2O
ettringite: trigonal Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12.26H2O
glauberite: monoclinic Na2Ca(SO4)2
gypsum: monoclinic CaSO4.2H2O
jarosite: trigonal KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
langite: monoclinic Cu4SO4(OH)6.H2O
mirabilite: monoclinic Na2SO4.10H2O
syngenite: monoclinic K2Ca(SO4)2.H2O
thenardite: orthorhombic Na2SO4

Non-silicate spinel-group minerals:
chromite: cubic FeCr2O4
hercynite: cubic FeAl2O4
magnesio-chromite: cubic MgCr2O4
magnesio-ferrite: cubic MgFe2O4
spinel: cubic MgAl2O4
trevorite: cubic NiFe2O4
ulvöspinel: cubic Fe2TiO4

Non-silicate perovskites:
FeAlO3-bridgmanite: orthorhombic FeAlO3
AlAlO3-bridgmanite: orthorhombic AlAlO3

Miscellany (aluminates, arsenates, molybdenates, sulfate-carbonates, tungstates, titanates):
chrysoberyl: orthorhombic BeAl2O4
hanksite: hexagonal Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
ilmenite: trigonal FeTiO3
scheelite: tetragonal CaWO4
scorodite: orthorhombic FeAsO4.2H2O
wolframite: monoclinic (Fe, Mn)WO4
wulfenite: tetragonal PbMoO4
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Did you know that attapulgite is a U.S. regional colloquialism for the mineral palygorskite? I've gone with the older international name here. 

I haven't included non-stoichiometric formulas above. Did you know that smectite clays like beidellite, montmorillonite, saponite, and nontronite have weird half-cell formulas that suck ass? I've also skipped the non-stoichiometric sulfide mineral pyrrhotite, the zeolite mineral ferrierite, and any mineral that's a metallic alloy.

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